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Indonesia: Enforce Dress Code Ban
Decree Seeks End to Discriminatory Treatment of Girls, Women in Schools
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Russia: Social Media Pressured to Censor Posts
Fines, Smear Campaigns, Potential Blocking for Noncompliance
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UAE’s Double-Standard on Citizenship Rights
Government Should Reverse Discriminatory Citizenship Law
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Human Rights Watch Recommendations for the Justice in Policing Act
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A Human Rights Review of Biden's Foreign Policy Speech
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Complicated Legacies: The Human Genome at 20
Risks of Genomic Surveillance and How to Stop It
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Singapore Spying on Students’ Laptops
Mandatory Order to Install Surveillance Software Infringes on Child Privacy, Expression
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Joint letter to UN HRC
Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
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Tunisia: Police Use Violent Tactics to Quash Protests
1 Dead, Arrests for Facebook Posts and ‘Insulting Police’
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A Gold Medal for Sexism in Japan
Tokyo Olympic President’s Remarks Show Discrimination Against Women Still Rife
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Lebanon: Ensure Justice for Hezbollah Critic’s Murder
Set a Prompt, Credible, Transparent Investigation
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Uganda: First ICC Conviction of an LRA Leader
Dominic Ongwen Guilty of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
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No Better Time for EU to Press for Human Rights in Russia
Borrell Should Raise Navalny’s Arrest, Crackdown on Dissent and Independent Groups
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Still No Safeguards to Stop Torture in Afghanistan
Failure to Prosecute Abusers Fuels ‘Vicious Cycle’
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